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Sunday, 24 November 2013

A very old picture

About 50 million years ago a little wasp like creature had a very bad day.  It flew into some sticky sap and got stuck.  Game over for the poor little thing!

50 million years later I get rather excited as I take ownership of a thing I have always wanted - some amber with an insect inclusion.  Of course, it would have been much more exciting to find the amber rather then buy it, but I'll cope.

What makes this whole idea even more remarkable is that this insect could have landed on my window this morning and I would not have been able to notice one single difference between it and a 50 million year old wasp.  Thats a pretty good product longevity if you ask me!



This is a rather heavily cropped version of the insect.


You can find more close up images at I Heart Macro and Macro Monday 2.  SM



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28 comments:

  1. Sylvia K24 November 2013 at 15:53

    I couldn't agree more, Stewart, an amazing capture!!!

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  2. Our photos24 November 2013 at 16:09

    That is old!

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  3. John @ Beans and I on the Loose24 November 2013 at 16:18

    That is a fine piece of history and well written post. Enjoyed reading that.

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  4. Margaret Birding For Pleasure24 November 2013 at 18:21

    Hi Stweert. very interesting post and photo.

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  5. Liz24 November 2013 at 19:20

    Very cool!

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  6. Unknown24 November 2013 at 20:59

    WOW!!

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  7. eileeninmd24 November 2013 at 22:44

    Very cool, Stewart! Great post, thanks for sharing! Have a happy week!

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  8. Christian Perrin24 November 2013 at 23:49

    You need to check for Dinosaur blood!

    Seriously though, I would be so excited to own that! :)

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  9. Optimistic Existentialist25 November 2013 at 00:01

    Ok this is officially amazing! Reminds me of Jurassic Park.

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  10. thewovenspoke25 November 2013 at 00:02

    That is very cool Stewart, It would have been n exciting find for sure, Good day

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  11. Marcia25 November 2013 at 00:04

    What a beautiful piece of amber. I have amber earrings on right now but no insects in them.

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  12. Pallavi25 November 2013 at 00:10

    Wow.. That is very old. Interesting post Stewart. Have a lovely day :)

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  13. Montanagirl25 November 2013 at 00:48

    That is amazing! Good post, Stewart, and thanks for sharing!

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  14. TexWisGirl25 November 2013 at 01:20

    pretty neat relic, stewart!

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  15. Anonymous25 November 2013 at 01:44

    what a treasure ~ great shots too ~ carol ^_^

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  16. RBenz25 November 2013 at 02:17

    Who REALLY put that modern day wasp in that amber???
    ;)
    RB

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  17. Phil Slade25 November 2013 at 02:38

    You have a very nice example there Stewart. We looked at lots in Dominican Republic where there were armed guards at the shop doorway.

    Don't mention the cricket please.

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  18. Villrose25 November 2013 at 03:12

    What a fate! But very fascinating for us to see.

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  19. Unknown25 November 2013 at 03:33

    Excellent close up! I love amber. It has a beautiful warm glow to it and it doesn't weigh much in jewelry.

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  20. Forest Dream Weaver25 November 2013 at 06:08

    What a beautiful and special thing to own.I often wonder why some creatures retain their form throughout millions of years and others change almost beyond recognition.

    Ruby

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  21. Dave25 November 2013 at 06:17

    A true wonder of the natural world

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  22. Fun6025 November 2013 at 06:37

    What a fascinating treasure. I know what you mean about finding it yourself. I've got this rubbish looking fossil that I found a couple of weeks ago on the Jurassic coast but to me it is treasure indeed.

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  23. Laura25 November 2013 at 11:36

    What a beautiful specimen Stewart! Thanks for sharing the love up-close with I Heart Macro:-)

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  24. Vineeta Yashsavi25 November 2013 at 19:17

    Very interesting...

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  25. Unknown25 November 2013 at 19:45

    Very interesting.

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  26. Anonymous26 November 2013 at 08:39

    That is awfully cool! I agree it would be really exciting to find such a piece, but buying is pretty good too.

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  27. Sallie (FullTime-Life)26 November 2013 at 09:04

    Oh what a fun artifact to own! Very interesting information and a nice and different idea for the macro memes.

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  28. maryaustria27 November 2013 at 11:31

    Faszinating! I would be excited to own that too!

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